LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A new set of congressional district lines is in effect Wednesday in California following the overwhelming passage of Proposition 50.
What supporters dubbed “The Election Rigging Response Act,” leads 63.8%-36.2% with all election night precincts partially reporting, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who conceived of what would become Proposition 50 after Texas adopted a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan favorable to Republicans, on Tuesday night called its passage, “not just a victory tonight for the Democratic Party, it was a victory for the United States of America, for the people of this country and the principles that our Founding Fathers lived and died for.”
Proposition 50 establishes new congressional district maps for the 2026 midterm elections that will also be used for the 2028 and 2030 elections. An analysis by the election news website Ballotpedia said it would shift five Republican-held congressional districts toward Democrats.
Democrats hold a 43-9 advantage in the state’s House delegation.
The measure came in response to an effort in Texas for a mid-decade congressional redistricting that analysts said would give Republicans five additional seats.
Other Republican-controlled states such as Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska and South Carolina are also considering efforts to approve mid-decade redistricting.
Backers of the measure say it “draws fair maps that represent California’s diverse communities and ensure our voices aren’t silenced by Republican gerrymandering in other states.”
Said Republican Party of Orange County Chairman Will O’Neill in a statement released Tuesday night: “Millions of Californians will go to bed tonight knowing that their voices have been silenced by backroom deals, Gov. Newsom’s thirst for power, and a cynical campaign funded by George Soros, government unions, and national Democrats.
“Over $130 million was spent to convince Californians that a campaign to steal voters’ power was worth the $300 million price tag for this special election.
“Gavin has kick-started a redistricting effort in other states to counter his avarice. He signed the redistricting legislation before Texas did. And while the blue states fail to find more seats because they already gerrymandered out Republican voices, red states have begun pushing back against this Gavin-mandering.
“His reckless, self-serving actions set off a national fight that ultimately Democrats will lose.”
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